Shobu Asagi Tamamoku Japanese Natural Sharpening Stone 941g (2Lb. 1.1oz.)
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Shobu Asagi Tamamoku Japanese Natural Sharpening Stone 941g (2Lb. 1.1oz.)

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Shobu Asagi Tamamoku Japanese Natural Sharpening Stone 941g (2Lb. 1.1oz.)206mmX74mmX22mm For final sharpening for razor or final fine grit sharpening for high carbon steel blade I have got this Shobu from one of the whetstone companies in Kyoto. The company used to mine Shobu (one of them, I think that Shobu had been mined by more than one company. There were more than one ore ports were owned by more than one company) and the other mines.In this time, I asked to get the whetstones for razor final sharpening (hard and very fine grit) to the company.Shoubu-dani is the original mine to get high quality Japanese sword sharpening in Kyoto, and the mine run out the production of the ore, and moved to the other mines, so Shobu-dani used to have really great final finishing whetstones.It is very hard and condensed Shobu Asagi whetstone. It raises very little amount of black slurry. It is smooth sharpening surface, so it does not need tomo nagura to raise the slurry, but it might work better u

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